Recent Obituaries

Mar 17, 2021

Robert Earl Holladay, Sr, 88, passed away Wednesday, March 17, 2021. A graveside service will be held at 3:00 P.M. Saturday, March 20th, at his home place with Rev. Bill Padgett officiating and military honors. Active pallbearers will be Robert Earl Holladay, Jr, Ryan Dorn, Jamie Strother, Darrin Griffin, Sunny Hardee, and Joseph Eadie. Mr. Holladay was born in Manning,...

Mar 17, 2021

Peggy Ann Smith Alveshire, beloved mother, grandmother, and friend, of Ridge Spring, departed from this life on Wednesday, March 17, 2021. Mrs. Alveshire was 85 years old and was born in Saluda, SC. She was the daughter of the late Walter and Mabel McCarty Smith. She was a member of West Creek Baptist Church. Surviving are her sons, Gene (Sherry),...

Mar 14, 2021

AIKEN, SC: Sandra Jean Bryant, 75, widow of Maurice C. Bryant, Jr., of Aiken, passed away Sunday, March 14, 2021 at her home surrounded by her family.

Born March 27, 1945 in Carlisle, PA, she was the daughter of the late John Ballentine Cook and Verda Busey Rook.

Sandra moved to Aiken in 1966 with...

Mar 12, 2021

Aurora “Rory” Holcombe, 86, of Leesville, passed away peacefully at Lexington Medical Center with her loving family by her side. A memorial service will be held at 4:00 P.M. on Monday, March 15th at Milton Shealy Funeral Home Chapel with Pastor Bobby Jackson officiating. Visitation will be held one hour prior to the service beginning at 3:00 p.m. and other...

Mar 8, 2021

"No Farewell Words Were Spoken,

No Time To Say Goodbye,

You Were Gone Before We Knew It,

And Only God Knows Why."

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AIKEN, SC: Clarence S. “Tuck” Miller, 53, husband of Jaci Fox Miller, of Aiken, passed away March 8, 2021.

Born November 28, 1967 in...

Mar 6, 2021

Fronice Edward Kneece, 81, beloved husband of Carolyn Arthur Kneece passed away peacefully at his home surrounded by his loving family on Saturday evening, March 6, 2021.

Born in Windsor, SC on September 11, 1939, he was the son the late Ervin and Viola Bonnette Kneece. He was a retired Maintenance Millright with the Carpenter’s Union of...

Mar 6, 2021

Ronnie Allen Risinger, 56, passed away Saturday, March 6, 2021. A graveside service will be held 2:00 P.M. Friday, March 12th, at Ridge Crest Memorial Park. Active pallbearers will be Greg West, Ricky West, Lee Black, Michael Keisler, Sammy Shealy, Bryan Black, Skeet Anderson, and Erstin Black. Mr. Risinger was born in Lexington County, a son of the late L.H....

Mar 5, 2021

GRANITEVILLE, SC – Scotty Lynn Foster, 51 of Graniteville, SC passed away on March 5 at home.

Services will be held on March 8, 2021 at Town Creek Baptist Church in Aiken, SC. Visitation is from 11:00 a.m.-12:30 p.m. The funeral will be directly after at 12:30 p.m.

Scott was born in Libertyville, IL. to...

Mar 5, 2021

Robert Leo “Bob” Turcotte, 76, beloved husband of Elaine Kay Edwards passed away Friday, March 5, 2021 at the Medical University of South Carolina following a brief illness.

Born in Norwood, MA on June 19, 1944, he was the son of the late Joseph Lucien and Noella Duhamel Turcotte. He was a 30 retired veteran of the...

Mar 2, 2021

Thomas Earl Richards, age 63, passed away Tuesday, March 2, 2021, at University Hospital.

Tom, as he was affectionately known, was born August 3, 1957 in Isola, Mississippi to the late Cecil and Madis Richards. He had been a resident of Aiken for the past thirty years. He was employed in Project Management Controls with SRNS. He...

Mar 1, 2021

On March 1, 2021, William G. Haug passed away peacefully with his loving family by his side. Bill is survived by his wife of 50 years, Nancy; his children Heidi Cappelluzzo (Mark), Matthew Pelton (Jennifer), and Samantha Riley (Rick). Bill was a loving grandfather to Taylor Pelton, Lexi Grace, and Stephen Baer, a loving Paw Paw to Dillon Robinson...

Feb 27, 2021

AIKEN, SC: Anna C. Jordan, 88, of Aiken, died February 27, 2021 at Aiken Regional Medical Center.

Born June 19, 1932 in Cloverport, Kentucky, she was the daughter of the late Thomas A Carter and Louise Whitehead Carter.

She was a native of Cloverport, KY and has made Aiken her home for the past 46...

Feb 27, 2021

AIKEN, SC – Melvin Eugene Seigler, age 75, entered into rest Saturday, February 27, 2021, at Aiken Regional Medical Center.

Mr. Seigler was born June 19, 1945 in Aiken, SC to the late Ashton Seigler and the late Mildred Gregory Seigler. He was a life-long resident of Aiken County. He worked in sales for both Morton’s TV...

Feb 25, 2021

On February 25th, 2021, at approximately 1:30 a.m., he arose from his bed of advanced years and walked into the heavenly mist, there to meet his Creator. He was going to a reunion of his wife of 62 years, his parents, a brother and a sister, two daughters and a multitude of relatives who have gone before him. He...

Feb 24, 2021

AIKEN, SC: Stanley Peter Gardzina, 83, passed away after a short period of declining health on February 24, 2021, in Aiken, SC, where he and his beloved wife of 55 years, Nancy (Kirkpatrick) Gardzina, had lived since retiring there from Pittsfield, MA, in 2004.

Born November 26, 1937, in North Adams, MA, Stanley was the youngest of...

Feb 24, 2021

AIKEN, SC – William Glen Rouch Sr., age 73, entered into rest Wednesday, February 24, 2021.

Mr. Rouch was born November 3, 1947 in Valparaiso, IN to Rosemary Rouch and the late William Rouch. He had made Aiken, SC his home for the past eight years, having previously lived in Valparaiso, IN. He loved everything Aiken and...

Feb 22, 2021

Mary Thelma Taylor Harmon, 76, passed away Monday, February 22, 2021. A graveside service will be held at 3:00 P.M. Wednesday, February 24, at St. John's Lutheran Church Cemetery with Pastor Judd Hook officiating. Active pallbearers will be Henry Gantt, Tyler Burgess, T.J. Hook and Anthony McCormick. The family will receive friends after the service at the home of her...

Feb 20, 2021

Robbie Lee Stevens, 83, of Aiken, SC passed away Saturday, February 20, 2021 at Anchor Rehabilitation and Health Center following an extended illness.

Born on August 14, 1937 in Aiken, SC, Mr. Stevens was the son of the late Louis Hunt and Bessie Ethel Stevens. After graduating high school, Mr. Stevens went onto John Jay College of...

Feb 19, 2021

AIKEN, SC: Barron LeRoy Lindsay, age 77, born August 11, 1943, passed away Friday, February 19, 2021. He was a resident of Aiken, South Carolina, and native of Herrin, Illinois. He was the son of Samuel LeRoy and Peggy Jeanne Lindsay.

He was a graduate of Herrin Township High School, 1961. He met his high school sweetheart,...

Feb 18, 2021

AIKEN, SC – Warrant Officer William Andree Zimmerman, Army National Gurad (Ret.), entered into rest peacefully at home on Thursday, February 18, 2021 at the age of 101.

Warrant Officer Zimmerman was born April 15, 1919 in Bourbonne Les Bains, France to the late William Emmanuel Zimmerman and the late Andree Augustine Antoinette Bedel Zimmerman. He was...